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• Received-Pronunciation: mōst
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈməʊst/
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• General-American: mōst
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• General-American: /ˈmoʊst/
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• Canada: [ˈmoːst]
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• US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• rhymes with -əʊst
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• CMU ARPABET: M OW1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: M OW1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh2-der. Proto-Germanic *maiz Proto-Germanic *maistaz Proto-Germanic *maist Proto-West Germanic *maist Old English mǣst Middle English English most From Middle English most, moste, from Old English mǣst, māst, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz, *maist. Cognate with Scots mast, maist (“most”), Saterland Frisian maast (“most”), West Frisian meast (“most”), Dutch meest (“most”), German meist (“most”), Danish and Swedish mest (“most”), Icelandic mestur (“most”).

Reduction of almost.

222 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Southern Altai: эҥ (eŋ) — forming the superlative
• Arabic: اَلـ (al--) — forming the superlative
• Armenian: ամենա- (amena-) — forming the superlative
• Armenian: -գույն (-guyn) — forming the superlative
• Belarusian: найбо́льш (najbólʹš) — forming the superlative
• Belarusian: най- (naj-) — forming the superlative
• Bulgarian: най- (naj-) — forming the superlative
• Catalan: el/la/els/les més — forming the superlative
• Chinese Cantonese: 最 (zeoi3) — forming the superlative
• Chinese: цзуй (czuy) — forming the superlative
• Chinese: 一度 (it-tó͘, it-tó) — forming the superlative
• Chinese Mandarin: 最 (zuì) — forming the superlative
• Czech: nejvíce — forming the superlative
• Czech: nej- — forming the superlative
• Danish: mest — forming the superlative
• Danish: -st — forming the superlative
• Danish: -est — forming the superlative
• Dutch: meest — forming the superlative
• Dutch: -st — forming the superlative
• Dutch: -ste — forming the superlative
• Esperanto: plej — forming the superlative
• Estonian: kõige — forming the superlative
• French: le plus — forming the superlative
• French: la plus — forming the superlative
• French: les plus — forming the superlative
• Georgian: ყველაზე (q̇velaze) — forming the superlative
• German: -ster — forming the superlative
• German: -ste — forming the superlative
• German: am ...-sten — forming the superlative
• Greenlandic: -nerpaaq — forming the superlative
• Hebrew: הכי (ha'khi) — forming the superlative
• Hindi: सबसे (sabse) — forming the superlative
• Hindi: सब से (sab se) — forming the superlative
• Hungarian: leg- -bb — forming the superlative
• Ido: maxim — forming the superlative
• Italian: il più — forming the superlative
• Japanese: 最も (mottomo) — forming the superlative
• Japanese: 最 (sai-) — forming the superlative
• Japanese: 一番 (ichiban) — forming the superlative
• Karachay-Balkar: эм (em) — forming the superlative
• Karaim: ėnk — forming the superlative
• Karakalpak: eng — forming the superlative
• Kazakh: ең (eñ) — forming the superlative
• Khakas: инъ (inʺ) — forming the superlative
• Khakas: иң (iñ) — forming the superlative
• Khmer: ជាងគេ (cieŋ kee) — forming the superlative
• Korean: 가장 (gajang) — forming the superlative
• Korean: 제일 (jeil) — forming the superlative
• Korean: 최(最)- (choe-) — forming the superlative
• Kumyk: инг (iñ) — forming the superlative
• Northern Kurdish: -tirîn — forming the superlative
• Northern Kurdish: herî — forming the superlative
• Kyrgyz: эң (eŋ) — forming the superlative
• Lao: ...ທີ່ສຸດ (thī sut) — forming the superlative
• Latin: plurime — forming the superlative
• Latin: -issime — forming the superlative
• Macedonian: нај- (naj-) — forming the superlative
• Eastern Mari: эн (en) — forming the superlative
• Mizo: ber — forming the superlative
• Norwegian Bokmål: mest — forming the superlative
• Norwegian Nynorsk: mest — forming the superlative
• Polish: naj- — forming the superlative
• Portuguese: o/a/os/as mais — forming the superlative
• Russian: наи- (nai-) — forming the superlative
• Russian: са́мый (sámyj) — forming the superlative
• Russian: наибо́лее (naibóleje) — forming the superlative
• Russian: -е́йший (-éjšij) — forming the superlative
• Scots: maist — forming the superlative
• Serbo-Croatian: нај- — forming the superlative
• Serbo-Croatian: naj- — forming the superlative
• Shor: эң (eň) — forming the superlative
• Slovak: naj- — forming the superlative
• Slovene: nàjbolj — forming the superlative
• Slovene: naj- — forming the superlative
• Spanish: el/la/lo más — forming the superlative
• Swedish: mest — forming the superlative
• Thai: ...ที่สุด (...tîi-sùt) — forming the superlative
• Tofa: эӈ (eň) — forming the superlative
• Turkish: en — forming the superlative
• Tuvan: эң (eñ) — forming the superlative
• Ukrainian: най- (naj-) — forming the superlative
• Ukrainian: найбі́льш (najbílʹš) — forming the superlative
• Urdu: سب سے (sab se) — forming the superlative
• Urum: эн — forming the superlative
• Uyghur: ئەڭ (eng) — forming the superlative
• Uzbek: eng — forming the superlative
• Vietnamese: ... nhất — forming the superlative
• Arabic: جِدًّا (jiddan) — highly
• Armenian: շատ (šat) — highly
• Bulgarian: изключително (izključitelno) — highly
• Bulgarian: пре- (pre-) — highly
• Chinese Mandarin: 至 (zhì) — highly
• Esperanto: tre — highly
• Finnish: erittäin — highly
• Finnish: äärimmäisen — highly
• Finnish: todella — highly
• Finnish: tosi — highly
• French: très — highly
• French: extrêmement — highly
• Hungarian: igen — highly
• Hungarian: rendkívül — highly
• Hungarian: módfelett — highly
• Latin: maximē — highly
• Latin: per- — highly
• Malayalam: ഏറ്റവും (ēṟṟavuṁ) — highly
• Norwegian: høyst — highly
• Norwegian: meget — highly
• Norwegian: veldig — highly
• Portuguese: muito — highly
• Portuguese: extremamente — highly
• Portuguese: -íssimo — highly
• Russian: са́мый (sámyj) — highly
• Russian: пре- (pre-) — highly
• Russian: наибо́лее (naibóleje) — highly
• Scots: maist — highly
• Swedish: högst — highly
• Armenian: ամենաշատ (amenašat) — superlative of much
• Bulgarian: най-много (naj-mnogo) — superlative of much
• Finnish: eniten — superlative of much
• Georgian: ყველაზე მეტი (q̇velaze meṭi) — superlative of much
• Ancient Greek: μάλιστα (málista) — superlative of much
• Hungarian: leginkább — superlative of much
• Hungarian: legjobban — superlative of much
• Northern Kurdish: piranî — superlative of much
• Latin: plurimus — superlative of much
• Latin: plurimum — superlative of much
• Norwegian Bokmål: mest — superlative of much
• Norwegian Nynorsk: mest — superlative of much
• Polish: najwięcej — superlative of much
• Portuguese: mais — superlative of much
• Portuguese: maioria — superlative of much
• Russian: бо́льше всего́ (bólʹše vsevó) — superlative of much
• Scots: maist — superlative of much
• Swedish: mest — superlative of much
• Turkish: çoğu — superlative of much
• Armenian: ամենաշատ (amenašat) — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Azerbaijani: ən — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Bulgarian: най-много (naj-mnogo) — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Chinese Mandarin: 最多 (zuìduō) — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Finnish: useimmat — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Finnish: eniten — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Georgian: უმეტესობა (umeṭesoba) — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Ancient Greek: πλεῖστος (pleîstos) — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Hindi: अधिकतम (adhiktam) — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Hindi: सबसे अधिक (sabse adhik) — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Japanese: 最も (mottomo) — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Japanese: 一番たくさん (ichiban takusan) — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Northern Kurdish: piranî — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Latin: plurimus — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Norwegian Bokmål: flest — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Norwegian Nynorsk: flest — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Polish: najwięcej — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Portuguese: mais — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Portuguese: maioria — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Russian: бо́льше всего́ (bólʹše vsevó) — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Scots: maist — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Swedish: flest — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Ukrainian: найбі́льше (najbílʹše) — superlative of many: comparatively largest number of
• Arabic: أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar) — majority of
• Arabic: أَغْلَب (ʔaḡlab) — majority of
• Arabic: مُعْظَم (muʕẓam) — majority of
• Arabic: معظم (muʕẓam) — majority of
• Arabic: معظم (muʕẓam) — majority of
• Armenian: մեծամասնություն (mecamasnutʻyun) — majority of
• Azerbaijani: çoxusu — majority of
• Bashkir: күпселек (küpselek) — majority of
• Bulgarian: повечето (povečeto) — majority of
• Bulgarian: голяма част от (goljama čast ot) — majority of
• Cherokee: ᎤᎪᏗᏗ (ugodidi) — majority of
• Chinese Cantonese: 多數 /多数 — majority of
• Chinese Mandarin: 大部分 (dàbùfèn) — majority of
• Czech: většina — majority of
• Dutch: meeste — majority of
• Estonian: enamik — majority of
• Finnish: suurin osa — majority of
• Finnish: useimmat — majority of
• Finnish: enemmistö — majority of
• French: la plupart de — majority of
• French: la majeure partie de — majority of
• Galician: maioría — majority of
• Georgian: უმეტესობა (umeṭesoba) — majority of
• Georgian: უმეტესი (umeṭesi) — majority of
• German: die meisten — majority of
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (maists) — majority of
• Hebrew: רוב (róv) — majority of
• Hindi: सर्वाधिक (sarvādhik) — majority of
• Hungarian: legtöbb — majority of
• Italian: la maggioranza di — majority of
• Italian: di più — majority of
• Japanese: 大部分 (daibubun) — majority of
• Korean: 가장 많은 (gajang maneun) — majority of
• Central Kurdish: زۆربە (zorbe) — majority of
• Northern Kurdish: piranî — majority of
• Latin: plūrimus — majority of
• Norwegian Bokmål: de fleste — majority of
• Norwegian Nynorsk: de fleste — majority of
• Polish: większość — majority of
• Portuguese: maioria — majority of
• Romanian: cei mai mulți dintre — majority of
• Russian: большинство́ (bolʹšinstvó) — majority of
• Scots: maist — majority of
• Serbo-Croatian: većina — majority of
• Sinhalese: වඩා (waḍā) — majority of
• Slovak: väčšina — majority of
• Slovene: večina — majority of
• Spanish: la mayoría de — majority of
• Spanish: muchos — majority of
• Swedish: de flesta — majority of
• Swedish: flertalet — majority of
• Thai: ส่วนใหญ่ (sùuan-maak) — majority of
• Thai: ส่วนมาก (sùuan-maak) — majority of
• Ukrainian: бі́льшість (bílʹšistʹ) — majority of
• Vietnamese: hầu hết — majority of
• Vietnamese: đa số — majority of
• Yiddish: ס׳רובֿ (s'rov) — majority of
• Yiddish: מערסטע (merste) — majority of
• Zazaki: vêşi (diq) — majority of
• Bulgarian: най-много (naj-mnogo) — The greatest number, majority
• Esperanto: plejparto — The greatest number, majority
• Finnish: suurin osa — The greatest number, majority
• Finnish: enemmistö — The greatest number, majority
• Māori: nuinga — The greatest number, majority